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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,269
Total expenses
$39,862
Contributions and grants received
$940
Grants paid
$30,695
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$25,329
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$834,164
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$834,164
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$33,779

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $890

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $50

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,129 · related or exempt $27,129

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $20,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $21,800

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,800

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,800 · related or exempt -$1,800

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $50

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $30,695

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,375

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $371

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,417

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $1,954

  • 24a · Other expenses: Regalia

    total $453 · management and general $453

  • 24b · Other expenses: Honoraria

    total $400 · management and general $400

  • 24c · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $113 · management and general $113

  • 24d · Other expenses: Refreshmants Entertainment

    total $3,084 · program services $3,084

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,796 · end of year $14,871

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,081,155 · end of year $819,293

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,106,951 · end of year $834,164

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The Knights Templar is a Christian-oriented fraternal organization that was founded in the 11th century. They support the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, KT Holy Land Pilgrimage, KT Educational Foundation and donate to various charities, masonic organizations and youth groups.

  • Hosted a Christmas Observance on December 10th for members of Jacques Demolay Commander 4. Presiding officers of the surrounding Masonic Blue Lodges and local community support organizations along with their family members also attended this event. Following dinner, JDC No. 4 presented donations totaling $13,000. to these support organizations followed by a Christmas Observance.

    Expenses $15,882 · Grants $13,000

  • Membership is the key to fraternal organizations. Donations were made to two masonic bodies and seven lodges of Frederick County to support their efforts in acquiring new members while promoting Jacques DeMolay Commandery.

    Expenses $7,427 · Grants $7,225

  • Donation and life sponsorships to the Knights Templar Eye Foundation which provides assistaance to those who face loss of sight due to the need for surgical treatment without regard to race, color, creed, age, gender or national origin and to provide funds for research in curing diseases of the eye.

    Expenses $6,570 · Grants $6,570

  • Provide funds for Rev Clark to attend the 2022 Holy Land pilgrimage

    Expenses $3,900 · Grants $3,900

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John A Rafine

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Daniel Powell

    Recorder

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gary Kennedy

    Captain General

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Shrank

    Generalissimo

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • James Stargel II

    Eminent Commander

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202331469349300923

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